
Tell It to the Bees
by Fiona Shaw
Taste attributes: dramaromancegay/lesbianhistoricalslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA grounded, stirring novel: serious and intimate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
"Lydia Weekes is a beautiful young woman, although she hardly knows it. Her volatile husband all but ignores her and then he is gone completely, leaving her to support their son Charlie on her own with longer shifts at the local factory. A secretive schoolboy, Charlie is increasingly left to his own rich imagination - until he meets the town's new female GP, who encourages his interest in her beehives.
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- Author
- Fiona Shaw
- Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 344
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- Open Library
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